Pendle Hill is located in the east of Lancashire. It is located near the towns of Nelson and Clitheroe.Its summit is 557 metres (1,827 ft) above mean sea level and it gives it's name to the Borough of Pendle. It is an isolated hill, separated from the Pennines to the east and the Forest of Bowland to the northwest. It is a detached part of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
The sloping plateau summit of Pendle Hill is formed from the Pendle Grit, a coarse Carboniferous age sandstone assigned to the Millstone Grit Group. It overlies a thick sequence of Carboniferous Limestone beds.Much of the lower slopes is mantled by thick deposits of glacial till or boulder clay dating from the last Ice Age. The hill is lagely covered covered in peat.
The name "Pendle Hill" combines the words for hill from three different languages. In the 13th century it was called Pennul or Penhul,from the Cumbric pen and Old English hyll, both meaning "hill". The modern English "hill" was appended later.
Pendle Hill is famous for its links to three events which took place in the 17th century: the Pendle witch trials (1612), Richard Towneley's barometer experiment (1661), and the claimed visitation to George Fox (1652), which led to the foundation of the Quaker movement. A Bronze Age burial site has also been discovered at the summit of the hill.
The most popular route for ascending the hill begins in the village of Barley, which lies to the east. This route also provides the steepest ascent. Other nearby villages include Downham, Newchurch-in-Pendle and Sabden.
This cache and other similar caches were originally placed by CharlieG0PZO for Radio Amateurs,who are taking part in the "Summits on the Air" programme. As they are hidden on mountain tops they will be of interest to geocachers who are fell walkers.
You seek this cache at your own risk - the countryside can be dangerous - assess the risks for yourself - if in doubt; don't!